मूकास्तथाभवन्दैत्या मृतकल्पा महारणे । तान्दृष्ट्वा नष्टचेतस्कान्दैत्याञ्छीतेन पीडितान्
mūkāstathābhavandaityā mṛtakalpā mahāraṇe | tāndṛṣṭvā naṣṭacetaskāndaityāñchītena pīḍitān
Kaya’t ang mga Daitya ay naging pipi, na wari’y patay sa dakilang labanan. Nang makita ang mga Daitya na nawalan ng ulirat at pinahihirapan ng lamig, (siya’y kumilos).
Sūta (narrator)
Scene: A frozen battlefield tableau: daityas stand rigid, eyes vacant, weapons drooping; the observer (implied actor) looks upon them, recognizing their senseless, cold-stricken state.
Pride and aggression can collapse into helplessness; the narrative underscores the fragility of mere power without dharma’s support.
None; this is a battlefield description.
None.